Pathfinders
The Florida Hospital Church is forming a Pathfinder Club. This group for young people in grades 5-8 will use outdoor adventure activities to develop lasting respect and love for God, for family, for others, for the church and for nature. Camping and other exciting outdoor activities will be used to teach lessons and develop individual and team skills that will be beneficial throughout life.
Pathfinder Leader Jeff Wood feels it is vital to “develop in each young person a sense of self-worth and self-reliance while creating bonds of friendship and respect between young people and adults.”
While the goal is for these young people to understand a sense of belonging to their Pathfinder Club, the Hospital Church congregation, and the Seventh-day Adventist denomination, just as important is the desire to encourage them to transfer the skills and lessons learned in Pathfinders to their family, school, church, and community. Hospital Church Pathfinders curriculum will promote a love and respect for nature, personal responsibility and self-control, sensitivity for the feelings of others, and the importance of serving others.
While the original intention was to begin a full fledged Pathfinder program on January, we realized that we were not ready to launch a full program. Instead, we decided to offer a scaled back program for the spring of 2010 that will allow us to prepare for a full launch in the fall. Beginning in February, we will offer one meeting per month with an additional weekend activity each month. Our first official meeting will be Wednesday, Feb 17.
Flyers and registration forms are available in the lobby and in the Juniors and Jr. High Sabbath School Classes. The Flyer has valuable information on it including a Spring Calendar. You may complete the Member Registration Forms on your computer and print them, or email them to pathfinders@hospitalchurch.org.
We apologize for the delay in starting what we hope will be a vibrant addition to the ministry of the Florida Hospital Church. Please keep us in your prayers as we move forward with this project. If you have questions, please contact Jeff Wood at pathfinders@hospitalchurch.org.